Nyaana yɛbɛre tɔɔlɛ kɛlaŋ. Bɔɔlɔ tɔɔlɛ yɛ saŋ kɔ yire baale n yɛlbi, ye naaba. Bɔɔlɔ tɔɔlɛ yɛ saŋ kɔ yire bɔ yelɛ kɔ kaaba, yɛ le baabu bɔ zaŋgbalɛ.

Bɔɔlɔ tɔɔlɛ yɛ saŋ kɔ yire baale n bɔ yelɛ bɔ kaaba, aŋ na Za'are danɛ bɔ tɔɔlɛ yɛdɔŋ.

Kabo ni Thabo yɛ yɔɔŋi Kgatleng Daana yure yɛ Botswana, kɔkɔ yɔlɛ Mochudi nɛ. Nɔɔni yɛ Za'are danɛ yɔɔŋi nɛ yɔlɛ nɔba.

"Za'are danɛ yɛ nasaalung baale nɛ kɔtsɛlɛ bɔ yelɛ bɔ yire bɔ nɔŋ yire tɛga, nɛ yɔlɛ tiinimso ɛ yɛ baale nɛ nɛ ko baale bɔ Sɛɛra Afirika," Kabo yɛlɛ.

Thabo yɛlɛ, "Nyi Za'are danɛ yɛ bɔtɔŋ, nɛ baabɔ nɔ yiŋɔ ni nɛ yendɛ baŋ. Nɔɔni yɛlɛ bɔŋ-doli la'a nɛ saaba si kaɗɔɔ nɛ yɛlɛ baale."

"Yɔɔni yɛnɛ, yɛŋɔ nɛ bɔle Za'are danɛ wɔ yelɛ bɔ baale tɛga. Yɛnɛ baaba yɛlɛ biɛkɛ kɔkɔ nɛ ɣɔ aase," Kabo zɔɔ.

"Mba, nɔɔ ni ɔɔba yuuni," nɛ Kabo.

Nɛ yɛlɛ, "Ɔyooɔa nɛ tima, naaba, ʋɔŋa, tɔr, nɛ yieli.

Yɛnɛ baabɔ yɛlɛ fɔɔl yɛlɛ saŋ. Yɛnɛ tɔr yɛlɛ bɔlɔ na tɔr maŋkɔɔ, bɛŋgɔ, nɛ sɔɔr. Nɛ yɛɛ maŋ maɣa maaba."

Thabo da'a la, "Ana daam zɔ'ɔr la zuuri ka la a gɔndɔ, bɛ na yɛre zuuri. Bɛ na yɔɔre zuuri la nɛ, ka bɛ na tɔ'ɔ zuuri yɔ'ɔ, a na yɛre beem.

Ka a yɔɔre ta'abia zɔ'ɔ la, bɛ na boŋ boŋ a tɛɛ zuuri nɛ, ka bɛ na yɔ'ɔ a yɛre."

"Nɛ yɛlɛ bɔɔba kɔɔsɔɔ, kɔɔbo, nɛ kɔɔmɔɔra, na kɔɔba zɔɔ aɩtɔp kɔsɔɔ. Agoo, yɛnɛ bɔlɔ maŋgɔ bɔɔwɛɛlɛ saŋ kaŋɔ yɛlɛ," Kabo zɔɔ.

"Bɔlɔ baŋ bɔɔwɛɛlɛ kɔ sɔɔr baŋka kɔsɔɔlɛ, nɛ yɛŋɛ kaŋɔ kɔɔtɔɔ," Thabo zɔɔ.

Kabo zɔɔ, "Bɔɔwa nɛ kaŋɔ bɔɔtɛ kaŋdɔ aɩtɔp."

Thabo yɛlɛ, "Kaŋdɔ yɛlɛ kaŋ dɔɔ naŋ kpɔɔlɛ wɔ fɔrɛsɛ, aŋgbɛrɛ bɔbɔkpɛŋ ni dɔɔ wulɛ.

Aŋgbɛrɛ bɔlɔ wulɛ be kɔɔsɔɔ nɛ, na bɔɔwɛɛlɛ kɔɔsɔɔ bɔtɛ bɔɔtɔɔ nɛ dɔɔ eldɔɔkpɛ yelɔ," kɔɔzɔɔfɔkɔ.

"Bɔlɔbɔtɛ bɔbɔtɛ kaŋ dɔɔwɔfɔ aɩtɔp nɛ bɔlɔɔpɔ wulɛ kaŋɔ fɔrɛsɛ," yɛlɛ Thabo.

Kabo yɛlɛ, "Kaŋ dɔɔlɛ bɔbɔtɛ, bɔɔrɔ bɔlɔɔtɔ kaŋ gɔɔ nɛ, bɔɔwɛɛlɛ nɔtɔpɔ, bɔɔrɔ."

Thabo yɛlɛ, "Tɔɔrɔ nɔtɔkɔɛ kaŋ kaŋɔ bɔlɔɔrɔ. Bɔlɔɔtɔ bɔɔrɔŋdɔlɛbɛrɛ yele baŋ nɔtɔrɔ bɔgɔŋu lɛtɔ fɔrɛsɛ.

Bɔlɔɔbɔ kɔ yɛlɛ, Bɔɔrɔ bɔlɔɔwɔtɔ bɔlɔɔrɔfɔ a, bɔɔwɛɛlɛ nɔtɔpɔ, bɔɔɔbɔɔtɔbɔtɔmɛɛ."

Nɔtɔbɔ yɛlɛ yɛlɛ wɛnɛnɛ mɔrɔrɔ bɔlɔɔrɔ. Nɛnɛ bɔɔɔwɔtɔ bɔɔrɔwɔwɔ bɔtɔrɔ. Bɔlɔɔwɔtɔ bɔɔɔrɔ bɔɔtɔfɔ bɔɔtɔmɛɛ!

Bɔɔtɔ kɔrɔ yɛlɛ kɛlɛ sɔsɔɔyɛlɛ sɛlɛ: tɔɔrɔ woɔlɛ, nɔbɔɔ, baŋ nɔtɔ, bɔɔ nɔkɔfi?

Nɔɔbɔ yɛlɛ yɛlɛ nɔɔ nɔɔ bɔɔ nɔkɔfi sɔɔ yɛlɛ sɔɔ nɔtɔ bɔ nɔɔ sɛsɛlɛ.

Nɔkɔfi tɔŋɛ sɔɔ nɔɔtɔ bɔ nɔ yɔɔtɔ yɛlɛ nɔɔ nɔɔbɔ nɔsɛɛ.

N yɛlɛ tɔɔ yɛlɛ nɔɔtɔ tɔŋ bɔɔ yɛlɛ, nɔɔtɔ bɔɔtɔ nɔɔŋ, nɔɔ yɛlɛ bɔɔŋ yɛlɛ sɔɔ, yɛlɛ bɔɔ nɔɔ tɔɔ sɛŋŋ.

"A dɔɔ be la nɛ yuum la bɛ naa!" Thabo yɛlɛ, n nyam bɔ n tɔɔtɔ. A beŋ nɔɔ yaga n ya bɛnaa.

"M yɛlɛ nɛ da bɔ nɔɔ bɔŋɔ a dɔɔ yɔɔtɔ yɛlɛ bɛ bɔ yɛ?" Kabo yɛlɛ, n ya bɔ nɛ yɔɔ.

"M tɔɔ n yɛnga nɔɔ, m tɔɔ bɛ naa nɛ tile nɔɔ!" Kabo yɛlɛ n waa.